| Storytellers to the Nation: A History of American Television Writing Contributor(s): Stempel, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815603681 ISBN-13: 9780815603689 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1996 Annotation: Rich with humor and insight, Tom Stempel's book showcases the behind-the-scenes writers of the best and worst American television shows. Writers from Paddy Chayefsky to Steven Bochco recount their experiences of working and fighting with network producers, censors, and the stars. The shows include I Love Lucy, All in the Family, and thirtysomething, as well as others that never made it past a failed pilot. Using interviews and informal anecdotes, Stempel has compiled the first in-depth historical account of the making of television's most renowned moments. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - General - Drama | American - General |
| Dewey: 812.025 |
| LCCN: 95040841 |
| Series: Television and Popular Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 8.96" (0.94 lbs) 308 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jam-packed with hundreds of anecdotes and quotes from in-depth interviews with over forty television writers, this is the first comprehensive history of writing for American television. These writers tell, often in wonderfully funny tales, of their experiences working with, and often fighting with, the networks, the censors, the sponsors, the producers, and the stars in trying to create shows. |
